Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

Now for the Decree, that is of diverse kinds: As first, There is a Decree common and general, which looks to all the creatures; and it is either the Decree of creation, or the Decree of Providence and preservation. 2. There is a Decree special, which belongs to reasonable creatures, Angels, and Men, it is called the Decree of Predestination; and it consists of the Decree of Election and Reprobation. Concerning the common and general Decrees we have but little laid down in Scriptures, and it is little, or nothing at all to our purpose; And concerning the special Decree of Angels, there is not much in Scriptures, and that is as little also to our purpose; we have only to deal with Men, and with Gods Decree in relation to Mans Salvation before all Worlds.

Now for the Decree, that is of diverse kinds: As first, There is a Decree common and general, which looks to all the creatures; and it is either the Decree of creation, or the Decree of Providence and preservation. 2. There is a Decree special, which belongs to reasonable creatures, Angels, and Men, it is called the Decree of Predestination; and it consistss of the Decree of Election and Reprobation. Concerning the common and general Decrees we have but little laid down in Scriptures, and it is little, or nothing at all to our purpose; And concerning the special Decree of Angels, there is not much in Scriptures, and that is as little also to our purpose; we have only to deal with Men, and with Gods Decree in relation to Mans Salvation before all Worlds.

And this we call Predestination, or the Decree of Election; which is either of Christ, ⟨p. 27⟩or of the Members of Christ. Christ Himself was first Predestinated: This appears by that Saying of God; Behold My Servant whom I uphold, ¹Mine Elect in whom My Soul delighteth; I have put My Spirit upon him, he shall bring forth Judgment to the Gentiles. These very words the Evangelist interprets of Christ Himself,